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Connecticut Community Colleges Offer SNAP Scholarship

As students prepare for school this fall, Connecticut community colleges are highlighting programs that aim to help low-income applicants. The system offers a program for students that qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The program, titled CT Pathways, offers over 60 programs in high-demand areas including advanced manufacturing, allied health and emergency […]

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Community College Touted as Best Solution to Trillion-Dollar Student-Debt Crisis

To beat rising tuition costs, savvy parents are encouraging their children to attend community college for the first two years of their academic treks. Student debt makes up 15 percent of U.S. GDP. Tuition is rising faster than wages, which is creating a funding gap, Brendan Coughlin, head of consumer deposits and lending at Citizens Bank, told […]

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Free College Programs a Promise Within the Budget of Many Cities

My oldest daughter begins ninth grade this month, which means I’ve entered the parental demographic officially known as the “Sweet mother of mercy, how does anyone afford to pay for their kids’ college?” segment. Some of my parent-friends will only join this demographic when their own kid enters 12th grade. But I’m forward-thinking about money, […]

Elgin Community College Partnering with University of Illinois on Program that Guarantees Admittance to U of I Engineering School

Elgin Community College engineering students who meet certain criteria will be guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois’ engineering college under a partnership that should make engineering degrees more affordable and engineering schools more diverse. The U of I Engineering Pathways program will allow students applying for ECC admission in 2020 to simultaneously apply to […]

Mass. Lawmakers Propose Free Community College

The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a program that would provide free community college to more residents. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Higher Education held a hearing Tuesday on H.1245, sponsored by state Rep. Chynah Tyler, D-Boston. The bill would make community college free for some Massachusetts students. The bill would help low- and moderate-income students […]

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Free Tuition Coming To Virginia Community Colleges Under Service Program, Governor Says

Free tuition for community college? Gov. Ralph Northam said this week he would be rolling out a plan to deliver just that soon. The program, which Northam said would be called G3 for “Get skilled, get a job and give back,” would follow the tuition-for-service model of programs like Americorps. The G3 program would allow Virginia residents to […]

NSCC Receives Largest Gift Ever

North Shore Community College has received the largest gift in the college’s history, a $1.765 million donation that will be used to create a simulation health care center, the college announced Tuesday. The gift came from Beverly residents Henry and Donna Bertolon and their children. Donna Bertolon graduated from North Shore Community College in 1972. […]

Back Pay May Amount To Nearly $2M For Minnesota Community College Faculty

Faculty members at Minnesota’s community colleges could be getting nearly $2-million in back pay. Educators have filed more than $100,000 in claims for lost wages so far. The union representing them has argued that Minnesota’s two-year institutions do not properly pay faculty who take on special assignments such as overseeing independent studies, labs, and internships. […]

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Alamo Colleges Launches Free-Tuition Program For Grads Of 25 Area High Schools

The Alamo Colleges District board voted Saturday to launch the first phase of a program that eventually is to offer all new graduates of Bexar County high schools free tuition at its five community colleges. Officials said Alamo Promise will cost the district $300,000 in funding for the first year, to cover graduates of the […]

FL Students Will Get A Bump In Federal Pell Grants For College Expenses

Florida students struggling to pay college tuition and fees will get a little help from the federal government this year. The maximum award for Pell grants, which help pay for tuition for low-income students, increased to $6,195 on July 1, according to the U.S. Department of Education. It represents an 0.16 percent increase over the $6,095 […]

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Keeping The Promise: Here’s How More Dallas Kids Are Going To College For Free

Just as Jose Alvarez prepared for his first year of college, he was forced to undergo an appendectomy. His family became burdened with the medical costs, especially since Alvarez lost his job due to his health problems. But they didn’t agonize over Alvarez’s college tuition. That was already covered through the Dallas County Promise, which […]

West Virginia Program Offering Free College To In-State Students — If They Pass a Drug Test

West Virginia has a deal for students who want to better themselves with a college degree: Starting July 1, you can enroll in one of the state’s local community colleges — and the state will pay for your tuition to earn an associate’s degree or training certificate. But here’s the catch: The students must first […]

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